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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Mar 15;60(12):3223–3233. doi: 10.1021/jf201987k

Table.1.

UV characteristics, LC/MS/MS characteristics, conversion factors (K) of glucuronides and sulfates of selected mono-hydroxylfavones and dihydroxyflavones. The metabolic positions of metabolites were determined by UV characteristics of relevant HFs.

Flavones Glucuronides Sulfates
UV λmax, nm Position TW K UV λmax, nm GCI in LC/MS/MS Position TW K UV λmax, nm SCI in LC/MS/MS
Band I Band II Band I Band II [M+H]+ [M−G+H]+ Band I Band II [M+H]+ [M−S+H]+
2’-HF 323.9 254.9 2’-O-G 254 1.26±0.08& 321.5 254.9 415 239 2’-O-S 254 0.72±0.06 319.2 253.7 319 239
3’- HF 298.9 240.7 3’-O-G 254 0.93±0.02& 301.3 256.1 415 239 3’-O-S 254 1.40±0.09 306.0 243.1 319 239
4’- HF 324.2 252.5 4’-O-G 254 1.16±0.02& 318.0 253.7 415 239 4’-O-S 254 1.21±0.05 315.7 253.7 319 239
3-HF 343.8 239.5 3-O-G 254 0.96±0.06& 309.2 247.8 415 239 3-O-S NA NA
5- HF 335.8 269.1 5-O-G 254 0.84±0.13& 324.1 262.0 415 239 5-O-S 254 1.52±0.03 294.1 257.3 319 239
6- HF 304.8 268.0 6-O-G 254 0.99±0.03& 306.0 260.8 415 239 6-O-S 254 1.59±0.04 306.0 257.5 319 239
7- HF 309.0 252.3 7-O-G 254 0.96±0.03& 309.0 252.3 415 239 7-O-S 254 0.98±0.04 308.4 252.5 319 239
3,4’- diHF 356.9 232.4 3-O-G 254 1.02±0.03& 334.7 232.4 415 239 3-O-S NA NA
4’-O-G 254 0.87±0.03& 352.1 246.6 431 255 4’-O-S 355 1.06±0.076 348.5 246.6 335 255
3,7- diHF 343.8 252.5 3-O-G 263 1.29±0.03& 314.4 251.4 431 255 3-O-S NA NA
7-O-G 254 0.86±0.09& 341.5 250.2 431 255 7-O-S 340 0.97±0.08 341.5 246.6 335 255
4’,7- diHF 331.1 253.7 4’-O-G NA NA 4’-O-S 254 1.01±0.014 314.4 253.7 335 255
7-O-G 254 1.09±0.04 331.1 252.5 431 255 7-O-S 254 1.18±0.04 331.1 252.5 335 255
5,7- diHF 312.2 266.8 7-O-G 254 1.16±0.02 306.2 266.8 431 255 7-O-S 254 1.45±0.10 308.1 268.0 335 255
6,7- diHF 316.8 266.8 6-O-G 309 1.61±0.14 314.4 264.4 431 255 6-O-S NA NA
7-O-G 309 1.22±0.11 312.2 264.4 431 255 7-O-S 309 1.21±0.76 312.0 266.8 335 255
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Using published data (20), TW: Test Wavelength (nm), GCI: Glucuronide characteristic ions, SCI: Sulfate characteristic ions, NA: not available due to low intensity of the peak.